03.Jan.2010 (Another) 1% Well-Read Challenge Completed!
1% Well-Read challenge was going from 1 March to 31 December 2009 for the first option, which was to read 1% (10 books) out of the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. I chose to follow the original list published in 2006 (there was another updated list published in 2008, which total combined [...]
02.Jan.2010 Can’t Get Enough Graphic Novels
I joined Graphic Novels Challenge in 2009. I read 20 books and achieved the Masters level (18 books required): The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot (finished 02/09, rating 4/5) The Sandman Vol 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (finished 03/09, rating 3.5/5) The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman (finished 03/09, rating [...]
27.Dec.2009 End of Dream King, Start of Pratchett
Before year 2009 I had never read any Neil Gaiman’s. With the encouragement of The Dream King Challenge I managed to read three books and watched one movie based on his book: The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes & Nocturnes The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The Sandman Vol 2: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman Movie: Coraline [...]
20.Dec.2009 Dewey’s Books Challenge Wrap-Up
It’s near the end of year and I have a bunch of challenges need wrapping up. I’ll start with Dewey’s Books Reading Challenge since it’s probably the first that I completed a long time ago, and Chris has called for a wrap-up post on the challenge blog. It wasn’t a big challenge for me because [...]
28.Nov.2009 Book Awards Challenge III Completed!
I joined Book Awards Challenge III in July and it’s going to end on the 1st of December, so this is a good time to wrap-up! I surprised myself I was able to complete it as I almost gave up a few weeks ago. Thanks to the graphic novel American Born Chinese, which is short [...]
22.Nov.2009 In Which I Wish I Had More Time for Challenges
The year almost passes and we can see shiny new challenges for next year start popping up like weeds wild flowers blooming in the spring. I do manage to restrain myself and have some self-control. For now. I wish I could join these challenges next year, but since the minimum requirement is at least 3 books, I [...]
01.Nov.2009 R.I.P. IV Challenge Wrap-up
Today is the end of the fourth (and my first) R.I.P. Challenge and I’m happy to say that I’ve read 5 books out of the original 2 planned! I’m a slow reader and I don’t generally go for R.I.P. kinds of books, so that’s something! :) Books I read: Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara [...]
31.Oct.2009 Women Unbound: a Book Challenge
November 2009 – November 2010 Straight from the Women Unbound challenge site: Participants are encouraged to read nonfiction and fiction books related to the rather broad idea of ‘women’s studies.’ The definition according to Merriam-Webster the multidisciplinary study of the social status and societal contributions of women and the relationship between power and gender. For [...]
26.Sep.2009 Disney Literature Challenge
Sarah Miller started Disney Literature Challenge last year and I’d been waiting for a chance to jump in! This time it will be official, for I just finished A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. (Surely you knew it was made into a Disney movie?!) I love love love Disney cartoons, though mostly the old ones [...]
06.Sep.2009 China Challenge: Embracing Roots
My grandfather from my dad’s side came to Indonesia from China by boat in his youth carrying a single suitcase. Only in recent years that I knew at that time he also left a wife and two children. He later married my grandmother and never went back to his birth country. He’s my closest link [...]